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Dairy-free and well nourished!

There are many good reasons to embrace a diary-free diet: Human health: Most of the world’s population has some degree of lactase insufficiency or lactose intolerance

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Explore veggie meetup groups

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Some people from Winnipeg call our fair city “Vegcouver.” One good reason is that when we search the helpful, plant-based eating guide,

A collage of six dishes: a mixed berry salad, spaghetti with tomato sauce, a vegetable-topped fish fillet, a grain and cherry tomato salad, vegetable pizza slices, and a leafy salad with cherry tomatoes and seeds.

Plant-based Food Prep.

Nutrispeak By Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian As a dietitian, I learned a lot about which foods rated highest in folate or vitamin C, and

A colorful breakfast spread on a rustic wooden surface includes a bowl of chia pudding topped with sliced bananas, kiwi, blackberries, and strawberries, alongside avocado slices, bread, an orange, green grapes, and a glass of orange juice.

Three Great Ways to Start Your Day

Nutrispeak By Vesanto Melina and Julia Murray Breakfast! This can be an exciting reason to get up in the morning. (Then again, others prefer to

A small glass jug filled with golden coconut oil is positioned beside a split-open coconut. The coconuts white interior contrasts with its dark brown shell. Green palm leaves lie beneath them on a white surface.

Coconut Oil: Menace or Miracle?

Nutrispeak By Vesanto Melina and Brenda Davis Few foods have been at once maligned and acclaimed as much as coconut oil. Some view it as

A variety of plant-based foods arranged on a surface, including bowls of nuts, seeds, and legumes, fresh vegetables like carrots, broccoli, and peas, along with mushrooms, avocado, corn, and dried fruits.

Redefining Protein Quality: What’s New About Protein?

NutriSpeak by Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian A new paper published by the American Society for Nutrition makes the case for modernizing the definition of

A book cover titled King Zoom the Vegan Kid: Animals Used for Food by Gillian Meghan Walters. It features a person sitting cross-legged surrounded by various animals including a cow, pig, chicken, dog, and rooster. The background is light yellow.

Vegan Kid Alert

Nutrispeak by Vesanto Melina and Gillian Meghan Walters Children tend to gravitate to animals and love them. Adults guide them to care for companion animals; to love,

Illustration with the words Farm Subsidies next to an ear of corn and dollar bills. In the background, there are two cattle. The image has a green color tone.

Meat Subsidies: We’re Paying Double

Nutrispeak by Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian Our annual subsidies to Canadian farmers have ranged from 6.9 billion dollars (in 2011) to more than 8 billion

Cover of the book Kick Diabetes Essentials showing colorful vegetables like tomatoes and leafy greens around a wooden sign. The subtitle reads The Diet and Lifestyle Guide by Brenda Davis, RD.

Defeating Type 2 Diabetes

Nutrispeak Vesanto Melina, MS, RD “The diabetes time bomb has been ticking for 50 years, and it’s been getting louder. Martin Silink, President International Diabetes Federation

A collage of various plant foods rich in iron, including broccoli, pumpkin seeds, bok choy, figs, sprouts, kale, hemp seeds, avocado, bananas, almonds, grapes, tomatoes, brussels sprouts, parsley, beets, and more.

Q&A: Iron on a Plant-Based Diet!

Nutrispeak Vesanto Melina MS, RD, Alessia Vaz and Sophia Jhajj A common misconception is that those eating plant-based diets are more prone to develop iron

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Aging in Great Health!

Nutrispeak Vesanto Melina, MS, Registered Dietitian Why do we age? Getting older, and showing it, and feeling it, involves a buildup of toxic metabolites including

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Plant-based Meetups

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina Some people from Winnipeg call our fair city “Vegcouver”. One good reason is that when we go to the helpful guide for

A variety of legumes and grains are displayed on a table, including bowls filled with lentils, chickpeas, green peas, and beans. Brussels sprouts are scattered around, and a bowl of walnuts sits alongside.

Plant Protein: getting it right!

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina and Mio Lainchbury and Arooj Hayat, Moving towards a plant-based diet can initially raise questions about whether you’re getting enough protein—especially if

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